Economics

This channel highlights factors that impact hospital and healthcare economics and revenue. This includes news on healthcare policies, reimbursement, marketing, business plans, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain, salaries, staffing, and the implementation of a cost-effective environment for patients and providers.

18* notable regulatory approvals of emerging technologies over the past 30 days

Along with AI and machine learning, the list may include virtual and augmented reality, 3D printing, robotics and other technologies currently changing healthcare delivery.

Interpretable machine learning helps improve patient satisfaction

Researchers have used explainable AI to uncover factors that influence inpatients’ opinions when they’re completing satisfaction surveys following hospitalization.

Biopharma giant sinking more than $1B into drug-discovery AI startup

AI company Exscientia has received a vote of confidence approaching $1.2 billion in value from Bristol-Myers Squibb.

From the Googleplex comes a free AI tool for skin diagnostics

Google Health is launching a free app that uses AI trained on more than 16,000 clinical dermatology cases and can identify hundreds of skin conditions, including cancers, with accuracy comparable to that of board-certified dermatologists in the U.S.

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FDA nods to breast cancer AI, knee replacement 3D

A medical AI startup focused on breast cancer diagnostics has uncloaked from stealth mode, appointing an MD as CEO and concertedly promoting its initial software offering seven months after the FDA approved the product.

Walmart acquires telehealth provider MeMD

Walmart is advancing its healthcare capabilities with the acquisition of telehealth provider MeMD.

2 ultrasound AI systems cleared for market

The FDA has approved an AI tool for speeding thyroid sonography workflows while, across the Atlantic, the European Union has OK’d an AI-based ultrasound device that guides nerve blocking as a form of local anesthesia

3 medical AI systems clear regulatory hurdles

The last two weeks saw market clearances granted in Europe for AI-based software focused on remote patient monitoring, prostate oncology and real-time guidance of coronary stenting.

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Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation. 

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